Targeted Brownfields Assessments in Region 10

A Targeted Brownfields Assessment is an environmental investigation that documents environmental conditions at a property under consideration for redevelopment.

EPA can provide communities and nonprofit organizations with free environmental assessments, cleanup planning, and visioning services for brownfield properties with redevelopment potential.

For questions about how we can help your community reach your revitalization goals, contact EPA Region 10's Targeted Brownfields Assessment Coordinator, Molly Vaughan (vaughan.molly@epa.gov), 907-271-1215.

About Targeted Brownfields Assessments

A Targeted Brownfields Assessment may encompass one or more of the following activities:

• An "all appropriate inquiries" assessment (Phase I), which includes a background and historical investigation and a site inspection.
• A full site assessment (Phase II), including sampling activities to identify areas of contamination and types and concentrations of contaminants.
• A determination of how much more investigation is needed and/or the evaluation of cleanup or containment options and costs, based on planned uses after redevelopment.
• Working closely with your state's environmental agency. Our goal is a seamless transition into your state or Tribe’s program, if necessary.

Eligibility

• Property must meet the definition of a brownfield site: real property whose redevelopment or reuse is complicated by known or potential contamination¹.
  • Certain types of sites do not meet this definition and are not eligible for TBA assistance, such as:
    • Properties listed, or proposed for listing, on the CERCLA National Priorities List.
    • Properties subject to unilateral administrative orders, court orders, administrative orders on consent, or judicial consent decrees under CERCLA.
    • Properties owned by, or under the custody or control of, the federal government (this does not include lands held in trust for an Indian Tribe).
• Sites where the applicant caused or contributed to the contamination will not receive TBA assistance.
• Applicants should apply on behalf of a specific site which it currently owns or can acquire or a site that is “abandoned.”
• Applicants must show community need and have redevelopment plans for the contaminated property.
• Additional information on eligibility and factors that may help ensure a successful application can be found on EPA's Brownfields Technical Assistance webpage.

¹ The complete federal definition of “Brownfield Site” can be found in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA) §101 (39).

If you have questions regarding eligibility of your site, please contact contact EPA Region 10's Targeted Brownfields Assessment Coordinator, Molly Vaughan (vaughan.molly@epa.gov), 907-271-1215.

A printable version of this information is also available: Fact Sheet: Region 10 Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program (pdf) (567.25 KB, Updated April 2026)